The conflict in Dover grew so heated that in public meetings board members called opponents "atheists," threatened to fire the science teachers and invoked Jesus' crucifixion as a reason to change the curriculum, two witnesses testified on Tuesday.

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So it's acceptable to use "atheist" as an derogatory slur? What an uproar there would be if the subject had been homosexuality and the board member flung "Homo" at someone who supported teaching kids about diverse families regardless of the fact of the person's sexuality. But let "atheist" be used in the same manor and not a peep of disapproval.

Concerned Women for America was founded by Beverly (Mrs Left Behind) LaHaye to combat the Equal Rights Amendment. The site remains a good source for the Christian Reconstructionists' hot topics. Here's "Action Alert: Intelligent Design Refutes Evolution"

They were part of the sham trial in Kansas. They have backed away from this particular lawsuit, however. I think this is because they realize this case could actually go very,very badly for them.

IDers to look out for include Behe (author of "Darwin's Black Box"), Dembski, and Jonathan Wells (who I believe is a follower of Reverend Moon).

Most Christian groups are behind this even though ID pretends not to posit an identity for the designer. Some creationist groups probably aren't IDers, like Answeres in Genesis. I actually went to an AiG presentation once (DON'T!!!) and Ken Ham, their leader, actually claimed that James Dobson wasn't fundamentalist enough in his Genesis interpretation.

But weak mentalities use such words (atheist, gay, feminist, liberal) as slurs (even though they are not) because they are afraid of the words and the concepts/meanings behind the words. Such words challenge them and their beliefs....and the weak will tolerate no challenges to their beliefs.

A scientific theory is not based on belief. ID/Creationism is not a scientific theory.

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